HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2018-09-18 Town Council Code Changes
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 18, 2018
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Public Information Assistant
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 571-528-5241
Council Amends Town Code to Reflect Sporting Equipment and
Vehicle Restrictions in Leesburg
All changes are effective immediately. Failure to comply may result in fine.
Leesburg, VA (September 18, 2018) – On Tuesday, September 11, the Leesburg Town Council
enacted an ordinance that amends Town Code Section 30-6 to permit the temporary placement
of portable basketball goals or other sporting goods and equipment along a sidewalk or in the
public right-of-way.
Equipment may not be placed on a sidewalk or in the public right-of-way if it obstructs the
vision of drivers or reduces pedestrian passage to less than 4 feet (or the requirements under
the ADA, if greater). Equipement should not block the operation of Town services, including
snow removal, paving operations, and general street or sidewalk maintenance.
The Town will address violations by first issuing a warning and a timeline for removal. Failure to
remove items after such warning may result in the Town’s removal of the equipment at the
owner’s expense.
The Town Council also enacted an ordinance that amends Town Code Sections 32-141 and 32-
143 to restrict the parking of motor homes, camping trailers, watercraft , and boat trailers on
any Town street for more than 7 days. The fine for a violation will be $40.
The following vehicles are now restricted from parking on residential streets for more than four
hours:
Solid waste collection vehicles.
Tractor trucks or tractor truck/semitrailer or tractor truck/trailer combinations .
Dump trucks.
Concrete mixer trucks.
Tow trucks with a registered gross weight of 12,000 pounds or more.
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